Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician
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Finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Biography.A landmark biography of Bach on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death, written by the leading Bach scholar of our age. Los Angeles Times Book Review It's unlikely that anyone will fashion a finer tribute to [Bach's] genius.
General AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsPrefacePrologue: Bach and the Notion of "Musical Science"11Springs of Musical Talent and Lifelong Influences: Eisenach, 1685-1695132Laying the Foundations: Ohrdruf, 1695-1700333Bypassing a Musical Apprenticeship: From Luneburg to Weimar, 1700-1703534Building a Reputation: Organist in Arnstadt and Muhlhausen, 1703-1708775Exploring "Every Possible Artistry": Court Organist and Cammer Musicus in Weimar, 1708-17141176Expanding Musical Horizons: Concertmaster in Weimar, 1714-17171477Pursuing "the Musical Contest for Superiority": Capellmeister in Cothen, 1717-17231878Redefining a Venerable Office: Cantor and Music Director in Leipzig: The 1720s2379Musician and Scholar: Counterpoint of Practice and Theory30510Traversing Conventional Boundaries: Special Engagements: The 1730s34111A Singing Bird and Carnations for the Lady of the House: Domestic and Professional Life39112Contemplating Past, Present, and Future: The Final Decade: The 1740s417Epilogue: Bach and the Idea of "Musical Perfection"465Notes473Music Examples511AppendixesBibliography545Genre Index of Bach's Works555Title Index of Bach's Works564General Index573
